Demorest, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Demorest	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$30,427	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$67,638	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,237	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,063	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,181	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,108	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.6%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Demorest is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Demorest is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Demorest is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Demorest is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,087 $67,638 $135,276

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Demorest median earnings by income bracket

Demorest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.3%	17.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.1%	9.1%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	41.0%	41.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clermont, GA	989	$126,101	55.0%
Tallulah Falls, GA	344	$100,070	23.0%
Helen, GA	563	$96,262	18.4%
Mount Airy, GA	1,597	$85,188	4.7%
Clarkesville, GA	1,788	$79,339	2.5%
Demorest, GA	2,318	$67,638	16.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Swepsonville, NC	2,318	$96,389	18.5%
South Greensburg, PA	2,318	$71,864	11.6%
Cedar Grove, WI	2,318	$99,905	22.8%
Columbus Junction, IA	2,317	$79,186	2.6%
Jamestown, KY	2,317	$41,319	49.2%
Demorest, GA	2,318	$67,638	16.8%

Source: The Demorest, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.